Michigan group joins fight over Bernards mosque

BERNARDS - A Michigan group, whose mission is to "defend and promote America's Judeo-Christian heritage and moral values," has joined the federal court battle over a proposed mosque in the township.

The Thomas More Law Center, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is seeking to quash subpoenas issued by the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge to eight residents who opposed the controversial application to build a 4,252-square-foot house of worship on Church Street.

In a March 28 press release, the Thomas More Law Center characterized the subpoena as "outrageous unconstitutional intimidation of private citizens."

"Islamic Society of Basking Ridge is setting a dangerous unconstitutional precedent by abusing a court process to chill and trample on the First Amendment rights of private citizens whose only involvement was to speak out against the mosque at public hearings," said Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Center.

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